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Daniels, Lia M.; Chazan, Devon; Goegan, Lauren; Farmer, Julia – Professional Development in Education, 2022
Professional development (PD) is one way to maintain or increase teacher effectiveness in any number of domains. However, PD comes in many formats and with a wide range of evidence on its effectiveness -- both of which can shape teachers' perspectives of the PD even before they participate. The purpose of this research was to examine how…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Student Motivation, Evidence Based Practice
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Newman, Arthur J. – Science Education, 1972
Suggests possibilities for using illustrations from art and music in science instruction so that school curricula becomes less fragmented. (AL)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Approach
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Right to Read Unit. – 1974
The reading program planning procedures presented in this manual are based upon material developed by the National Right to Read Program. The contents include: "Introduction"; "Step One: Right to Read Center Data," which discusses the establishment of baseline data for a particular school; "Step Two: Needs Assessment…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Design, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Stapp, William B. – 1973
This paper contains a discussion of problems related to the development, implementation, and evaluation of environmental education programs (K-12). It is the author's belief that environmental education courses and programs can serve as a vehicle for youth to develop and clarify beliefs, attitudes and values compatible with each individual living…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Vermont State Dept. of Education, Montpelier. – 1969
Premises are offered which constitute a goal, an ideal, and a student-centered philosophy for the process of education in Vermont. The premises are as follows: (1) the emphasis must be upon learning rather than teaching; (2) a student must be accepted as a person; (3) education should be based upon the individual's strong, inherent desire to learn…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Guides
Cardenas, Jose A. – 1976
The understanding of two principles is important if school districts are to develop comprehensive plans responsive to the Lau v. Nichols remedies specified by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in ways that both adhere to the spirit of the Lau decision and allow the school district to develop coherent educational programs for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Community Surveys, Educational Assessment
Ressler, Ralph – 1973
To describe how to implement career education concepts without disrupting or destroying the present curriculum is the goal of this book. It discusses what career development programs mean to both the teacher and youngster in the average classroom and identifies the beneficial effects such programs will have on teaching and learning. The role of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Strategies
Bailey, Larry J. – 1971
Many career education programs have been criticized because they concentrate on dispensing information instead of developing competencies. Part of this weakness can be traced to the absence of a rationale derived from the body of literature and research and supported by a knowledge of child growth and development. This project was designed to show…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
Swanson, Gordon I. – 1971
Five factors have influenced the movement in the United States now described as career education. Vocational educators might contend that this is another stage in the developmental history of vocational education, while others say that it is a natural consequence of concomitant advances in education. Another influence was work done by the National…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Concept Teaching, Developmental Programs
Olson, La Vene A. – 1974
Initiated in Lincoln County, West Virginia, in 1971, the study is the result of the collection and analysis of data from 1233 students in grades 1-10, 794 parents of students in grades 1-12, 78 teachers of students in grades 1-12, and 30 business and industrial personnel. In Part One of the report, the emphasis is on the career education treatment…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Career Guidance
Charlesworth, Roberta A. – 1969
As an outgrowth of their study of language theory and practice, English and elementary school teachers involved in in-service linguistic workshops are analyzing the verbal usage of a number of Toronto students to identify the language attitudes and characteristics of K-13 students and to become aware of language learning possibilities at grade…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, English Curriculum, Language Learning Levels
Rupp, Theodore H. – Bulletin of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association, 1969
Language teaching problems from elementary to graduate schools, identified by a series of questionnaires and centering around problems of program articulation, are described. The lack of bona fide FLES programs is noted. Problems of placing FLES students at the junior high school level with different training, the proper time to begin second…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Coordination, Curriculum Design, Educational Cooperation
Wilhelms, Fred T. – 1974
Effective buymanship and effective financial management are the cornerstone of an elementary and secondary school consumer education program. The curriculum must meet some basic and essential criteria in order to prepare the student for learning about budgeting, a concept which encompasses buymanship and financial management. Through knowledge,…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Course Organization, Educational Objectives